thermostat question
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From: Schiller Park, ILL Member: #317
Why do you what to do this? All you will accomplish is to keep the coolant cooler because it will not spend enough time in the cylinder heads and block to remove heat and transfer it to the coolant (as it's supposed to).
So yeah, you'll get cooler coolant temp readings assuming you run the fans more than stock, but due to the lack of a t-stat, the coolant will not spend enough time in the heads and motor to actually cool them, therefore you'll end up with higher combustion chamber temps and more risk of detonation.
So yeah, you'll get cooler coolant temp readings assuming you run the fans more than stock, but due to the lack of a t-stat, the coolant will not spend enough time in the heads and motor to actually cool them, therefore you'll end up with higher combustion chamber temps and more risk of detonation.
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From: Schiller Park, ILL Member: #317
Don't watse money on the 180 stat. Your stock stat is an 86*C (186F) unit, the change will be unnoticable. Just reprogram your fans to run a little cooler with the stock stat if you want.
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Originally Posted by cws T/A
210 on my dummy guage right now 
so it be cool with the pcm and o2s changing from 210 all the time to say 180
so it be cool with the pcm and o2s changing from 210 all the time to say 180even if you change the T-stat and turn the fans to come on, your guage will always read 210..
the only year they made a real guage was 98
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From: Schiller Park, ILL Member: #317
Originally Posted by TORCHD 02 TA
even if you change the T-stat and turn the fans to come on, your guage will always read 210..
the only year they made a real guage was 98
the only year they made a real guage was 98
Go with a 160. I have a 98 so my gauge actually works and when I went from stock to 160 with no programming I saw a huge difference in temps. I never break 180 unless I sit for a long time staging or at a light.
